Report – Wetlands and Construction: An Opportunity for Berlin-Brandenburg

We are pleased to announce the publication of our research report ‘Wetlands and Construction’ by Material Cultures and Bauhaus Earth in collaboration with Experimental. This report explores the importance of rewetting peatlands in Brandenburg and the potential for wetlands to provide the region with carbon negative construction materials. Using the Sernitzmoor area in Brandenburg as a case study, we examine how a land practice that promotes peatland carbon capture and the decarbonisation of the construction sector could be implemented at scale to deliver climatic, environmental, and economic benefits.

The publication is a result of the project ‘Constructive Land Berlin/Brandenburg’ as part of the Bauhaus Earth Fellowship Program (BE-FELLOW) in collaboration with Experimental.

You can download the report here or order your own paperback on Lulu.com!

Our gratitude goes especially to Greifswalder Moorzentrum, the city of Angermünde, Evolving Forests, Hanffaser Uckermark eG., Helga Blocksdorf and PFHAU Greiffenberg.

Wetlands and Construction

Publishers
Material Cultures
Bauhaus Earth
Experimental
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Authors
Summer Islam, Material Cultures
Daria Moatazed-Keivani, Material Cultures

Contributors
Matthias Ballestrem, Bauhaus Earth
Alexine Sammut, Bauhaus Earth
Paloma Gormley, Material Cultures
Shreya Sarin, Material Cultures
Margit Kraft, Material Cultures
Xiao Fang, Material Cultures

Copy Editors
Krish Nathaniel
Kristina Rapacki

Graphic Design
Villalba Studio

Illustrations
Material Cultures

Photography
Zara Pfeifer
Lucas Treise, BioFilm